Anthem

 PlayStation 4
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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1416 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 356 out of 1416
  2. Mixed: 134 out of 1416
  3. Negative: 926 out of 1416
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  1. ShumOne
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    I will never forget and obviously never forgive. This game was basically a world scale scam and EA should have been sued.
  2. raphsb
    Apr 25, 2023
    1
    Ridiculous and lazy game that forces you to do online missions to continue the story. A shame made by EA.
  3. Doomguy82
    Jan 18, 2023
    1
    This game is dead. Really **** boring. Don't like it at all. Shouldn't exist
  4. Lolfighter
    Jul 21, 2022
    0
    Dont Listen to these untruthful positive comments. This game is so bad that if there was a opposite thing of GOTY( Worst game of the year or something) it could already won this fairly easily. That these Positive user ratings either be the devs bots or some EAtards diehards fan backing up for them. Typical EA releasing **** AAA games that only get waste of money and hates. Why even try orDont Listen to these untruthful positive comments. This game is so bad that if there was a opposite thing of GOTY( Worst game of the year or something) it could already won this fairly easily. That these Positive user ratings either be the devs bots or some EAtards diehards fan backing up for them. Typical EA releasing **** AAA games that only get waste of money and hates. Why even try or do it without any thinking about the negative consequenses of it?… Expand
  5. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    4
    Yikes. This was another blunder by Bioware. Very little content and mundane gameplay.
  6. PhillusMaximus
    Apr 14, 2022
    1
    By far the most overhyped game of the decade. What you saw in the trailers was everything that was in the game. Not a bit more.
    **** story, no content at all, hundreds of bugs, bad gameplay. Graphics are the only part worth a point.
  7. 1TACH1_UCH1HA
    Dec 10, 2021
    1
    Un juego con temática interesante y un tema en el que se inspiraron para la creación de juego de interés para una cierta parte de los fanáticos de los juegos, lastimosamente con unos errores que dan a conocer que el proyecto fue abandonado desde el principio una pérdida de lo que hubiera sido un gran videojuego.
  8. AlbYSaN
    Jun 26, 2021
    1
    This could be one of my favourite game ever and instead it was been a shame.
    Promised updates never arrived, lack of content and remake stopped.
    For the rest (graphics, gameplay, etc.) magnificent game.
  9. ahmet9119
    Jun 25, 2021
    0
    you want online connection but you have the worst servers in the world. i can't play this stupid game just because you want online connection. Why? What is wrong with you? I CAN NOT CONNECT TO YOUR GODDAMN SERVERS. I paid for your game and i can't play it. FIX YOUR GAME!
  10. Xiricon
    Mar 1, 2021
    0
    I am a self serving loot whore, I like games as a service, ones that aren't Anthem.
    You might be able to pay me to play this flaming garbage heap, if the pay was good enough.
    But I can't say that I won't have the recruiters on call for better opportunities.
  11. Patayte
    Feb 26, 2021
    2
    Bu oyun yapılabilecek en boktan micro ödeme içeren oyun tamamen EA sayesinde batan saçma sapan ve para koparmak için tasarlandığı inanılmaz belli bir oyun gerçekten para israfı
  12. EIIsworth
    Feb 25, 2021
    0
    I paid the full price when it launched to ENJOY the following points in minutes:
    - 60 mins flying like Iron Man
    - 30 mins of finding out the variety of story and quests - 60 mins of dialogues So after 2 1/2 hours I saw enough of this game. Update: Anthem Next is gone and so are the promised fixes and improvements. I actually paid them to give me TRASH. WOW! I'll never preorder an    I paid the full price when it launched to ENJOY the following points in minutes:
    - 60 mins flying like Iron Man
    - 30 mins of finding out the variety of story and quests
    - 60 mins of dialogues

    So after 2 1/2 hours I saw enough of this game.

    Update: Anthem Next is gone and so are the promised fixes and improvements. I actually paid them to give me TRASH. WOW! I'll never preorder an EA and BioWare Game again     … Expand
  13. Xadrian
    Feb 24, 2021
    1
    I had purchased this game on launch based on videos highlighting promised content. An ongoing world with frequent updates. After completing the game story it was clear the gameplay loop was dull. The content updates never materialized. It was a hollow ship for paid DLC.

    There were promises that there would be updates, but they never came. This game is now officially dead. As    I had purchased this game on launch based on videos highlighting promised content. An ongoing world with frequent updates. After completing the game story it was clear the gameplay loop was dull. The content updates never materialized. It was a hollow ship for paid DLC.

    There were promises that there would be updates, but they never came.

    This game is now officially dead. As Bioware will not be updating the game further, and allow it to die a slow death on the heels of promises they would continue to support the game.

    Do not waste your money.    … Expand
  14. Raios-Rogue
    Jan 30, 2021
    1
    Absolute **** garbage Bioware's biggest flop everything in the game is broken game is full with bugs and the story and characters have no development and are boring the plot of this game and combat was a good idea executed poorly
  15. Steyraus
    Jan 11, 2021
    3
    Anthem in some ways reminds me of death stranding. While there are some good ideas and some fun things to do in the game it's all overshadowed by the terrible writing and cringey unlikable characters. Everyone from the narators to the people that you meet in the game you just want them to shut up and go away the moment you meet them. The main guy that supposed to be the heroic brave guy isAnthem in some ways reminds me of death stranding. While there are some good ideas and some fun things to do in the game it's all overshadowed by the terrible writing and cringey unlikable characters. Everyone from the narators to the people that you meet in the game you just want them to shut up and go away the moment you meet them. The main guy that supposed to be the heroic brave guy is a little Gremlin looking guy that's just completely cringy and annoying. The wise wahmen are kust over the top.One thing death stranding did right is that this game didn't is things like progression and satisfying rewards for grinding. Death stranding was very addicting in the way that it progressed you through the game were as anthem gets boring very early on with a shallow progression and loot system. One positive about the game would be the visuals the world looks pretty but it's completely shallow and non interactive. Also controls and movement feel very satisfying for a little while until you realise that it's just the same thing over and over. I think the only way to salvage a game would to be completely redo the loop system for better weapons and better more interesting gear. And just completely cut the story and the characters out just have little Dark Souls hints about what's going on. Because I couldn't stand one more second of the people in this game or the horrible writing.… Expand
  16. Arya977
    Jan 10, 2021
    2
    Gameplay..............Good
    Graphics................Great
    Story.......................Poor
    Score.....................Good

    Broken Servers and Loading.
  17. Deebus
    Jan 3, 2021
    2
    If you’re playing this game for free as a part of Ea pass, it’s worth at least a look, if only maybe a quick one.

    Flying is fun... and that’s about it. The story is weak, poorly written, and badly executed. The flow of the game feels segmented and choppy, given all the loading screens and separate zones. The combat isn’t that fun, and gets really old after a while. And the endgame is a    If you’re playing this game for free as a part of Ea pass, it’s worth at least a look, if only maybe a quick one.

    Flying is fun... and that’s about it. The story is weak, poorly written, and badly executed. The flow of the game feels segmented and choppy, given all the loading screens and separate zones. The combat isn’t that fun, and gets really old after a while. And the endgame is a boring waste of time.

    I tend to really like grinding for gear in looter games. After 13 years on WoW, 5 on Destiny, and lots of time spent on other games like Diablo and The Division, I’m no stranger to the genre. Given all my gripes with the game, I’m sure I would have stuck around and even enjoyed my time if the gear was at all interesting. But it just isn’t. It’s some of the most boring loot I’ve ever seen in a video game.

    Don’t pay money for this game. That being said, if you get it for free and wind up liking it, good on you.    … Expand
  18. ANTIANTHEM
    Dec 23, 2020
    0
    Anthem rappresenta la decadenza assoluta di una software house sviluppatrice di videogiochi. Gioco letteralmente penoso, ingiocabile, buggato e a tratti frustrante, ripetitivo e nauseante. Esperienza pessima per chi, come me, lo ha acquistato al day one. 70 euro buttati via, sarebbe stato meglio spenderli in veleno. NON ACQUISTATELO PER NULLA AL MONDO. NEANCHE GRATIS.
  19. Gioacco
    Dec 20, 2020
    1
    Gioco che dura 6 ore, dopo nulla. Una vergogna pubblicare una schifezza del genere. Un furto legalizzato ai danni dei consumatori
  20. free-meerkat
    Dec 17, 2020
    3
    The single shortest honeymoon period I've ever had in a game. Within the second hour of playing I had felt like I've seen everything it has to offer. Half-baked, dead and abandoned almost 2 years later, Anthem is the worst AAA looter-shooter to ever be released.
  21. Yoteco
    Nov 30, 2020
    1
    Malo, le falta mucho, no es ni la mitad de lo que promete, pesa tanto para que todo tenga que ser online, este tipo de juegos donde afuerzas tienes que tener alguna subscripción llámese gold o PS plus, para poder jugarlo, no hay como una buena campaña local, ah eso deberían de apostar las casas productoras de juegos, no solamente copiar la fórmula de los pay yo win,
  22. Yeeezy911
    Nov 28, 2020
    3
    Such a bummer. I waited over a year to pick this up, thinking I’d grab it on a discount with over a years worth of added content. My largest complaints are that there are hardly any cosmetics so most players look similar but with different paint jobs, the loading times on PS4 pro are terrible and frequent, the sound design is criminally bland, and gear is uncreative and generic. TheSuch a bummer. I waited over a year to pick this up, thinking I’d grab it on a discount with over a years worth of added content. My largest complaints are that there are hardly any cosmetics so most players look similar but with different paint jobs, the loading times on PS4 pro are terrible and frequent, the sound design is criminally bland, and gear is uncreative and generic. The dialogue is also terrible and impossible to relate to: It’s action movie dialogue at its worst. Most of all, It’s so sad to see such a large budget title have such little creativity and life put into it. This game definitely needs development leader that know how to have fun, take risks, and experiment. Sadly, it’s probably way too late for this one.… Expand
  23. Gaz
    Oct 7, 2020
    4
    The best way I can describe Anthem as a video game is that it really isn't one. It's a truly barebones experience by all standards that I had little to no enjoyment playing whatsoever. Hating on this game is popular, but I actually played a significant amount it and can safely say that every criticism you've likely heard about it is absolutely true.

    For starters, the story is a mess    The best way I can describe Anthem as a video game is that it really isn't one. It's a truly barebones experience by all standards that I had little to no enjoyment playing whatsoever. Hating on this game is popular, but I actually played a significant amount it and can safely say that every criticism you've likely heard about it is absolutely true.

    For starters, the story is a mess that doesn't make much sense. Nothing is really ever expanded on, nor is a cohesive narrative or game world ever present at any point. Something about the Anthem of Creation and cataclysms and invaders, etc. The characters are also lacking in depth and personality. They all, including the protagonist, desperately try to be funny but rarely if ever achieve that goal. Dialogue options make a compulsory appearance, but it has absolutely no effect on the conversations at all and only serves to waste your time.

    You get quests at an empty, lifeless hub world that you have to slowly travel in first-person for some reason. This is where you talk to people who aren't interesting about things you don't care about and take on missions that aren't fun. It honestly serves as a buffer to the gameplay, especially with the gargantuan load times you suffer in transition.

    Speaking of gameplay, it isn't very fun. Missions are, as I said, barebones. If you've ever played a patrol mission in the Destiny series, picture those as every mission, main or side, in the entire game. You have essentially 3 options: Fly to place and kill things, fly to place and defend static area while killing things, or fly to place and kill things while collecting materials they drop. That's literally it. That's every mission in the game. Period.

    And the gameplay itself gets old really quick. The novelty of piloting your Javelin suit evaporates within the first few hours. Turns out being Space Iron Man isn't fun when you have nothing to do. There are only a handful of enemy types in the entire game and only two different heavy miniboss enemies. You'll get very tired of killing the same giant shield-bearers over and over again. Combat also feels disjointed. Unlike other shooter-looters, enemies don't really react to getting shot. You more or less just fire at them until their health meter goes down then they drop dead. Games like Destiny and Warframe may be grindy, but at least they feel good to play. Anthem does not.

    The loot in Anthem is likewise underwhelming. In fact, it feels completely inconsequential. One of the most important things about being a loot-driven game is to make it exciting to get better loot. All "loot" in Anthem looks pretty much the same, from weapons to Javelin parts. Really you're just combing though a post-mission menu equipping the thing with the highest number. There's no variety, excitement, or fun to the loot. In fact, the entire loot system feels like it was tacked on as an afterthought in order to extend player engagement.

    Graphically, Anthem isn't great. The lush jungles look nice at first, but textures were always popping in at a distance and constantly reminding me of the broken nature of this game. I played on an original PS4 so maybe it looked better on a Pro, but I can only judge it based on how I experienced it. Also, that lush jungle is the environment for the entire game. Outside of some caves and ruins, there are no other biomes to speak of.

    I will say that I did have some fun with the heavy Javelin type (Colossus I believe). It was fairly fun to to used my hulking frame to pound enemies into the dirt. I felt powerful and it was reasonably satisfying given the static overall feel of the combat. But that's as far as my enjoyment went.

    Anthem is an early access game that was sold at a premium $60 price. It's an embarrassment to video games, an embarrassment to EA, and and embarrassment to Bioware. Apparently it was in the conception stage for 5 years and only actually worked on for a single year before being dumped out on us in the shape it was in. Not that it's improved much since launch. Bioware literally had to cancel the entire post-launch roadmap because they were unable to fix the game in a timely manner.

    Some people are hoping for a Final Fantasy XIV-style rebirth, but I am not. FFXIV was led by a talented lead designer with a passionate team of of developers. Bioware has no creative direction or drive to fix anything in Anthem and it shows. At the time of this writing, it's been almost two years since launch and nothing has improved. Anthem will likely go down in history as a testament to mismanaged game development, corporate deceit, and the absolute failure of live-service games. And honestly, it deserves to do so.    … Expand
  24. nik_mantz
    Sep 13, 2020
    2
    F..ing disconnects all the time. F...ing loiding times. F...ing loot system. Give this game to a serious studio.
  25. kayrakaanonline
    Aug 17, 2020
    0
    Anthem is painful. Everything is so slow, so buggy, frame rate is horrible and the gameplay is not fun. Story is horrible, there are no characters and the matchmaking is broken. Dont come closer. Leave this game and never return.
  26. Ruzaky
    Aug 6, 2020
    0
    This is not Bioware game. Where is good old Bioware that gave us KotoR and Mass Effect / Dragon Age and Jade Empire. I think better would be if Ea close them finaly. This Bioware is not the same.
  27. SANGUINNEX
    Aug 2, 2020
    0
    esse jogo quase queimou meu ps4 , cheio de bugs e travado. Online dele está parecendo jogo recem lançado "jogo morto"
  28. SteamingWade
    Jul 21, 2020
    0
    This game has so much potential! It clearly fell victim to a company that only cares about digging gold out of their users, that’s when I ask myself, how can people be so forgiving with big ones like EA after all their **** politics, and so critical with indie developers.
  29. SkarletGolpista
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    Uma verdadeira porcaria. Joguei no lançamento, 3 dias depois de zerar desinstalei e nunca mais coloquei a mão nessa piada de jogo.

    As missões são repetitivas e cansativas, os loadings absurdos e os inimigos são mal desenvolvidos. Sobre a trilha sonora: tão esquecível que não lembro nada.
  30. BondMonster
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    So sad that bioware went the route of garbage, this game showed so much promise for me, it also broke me of preordering video games, I no longer will. I had such high hopes for a bioware game that had been in development for 6+ years and it looked amazing as a concept. However it comes off as buggy and unplayable with very long load times and not very much content even after a year, itSo sad that bioware went the route of garbage, this game showed so much promise for me, it also broke me of preordering video games, I no longer will. I had such high hopes for a bioware game that had been in development for 6+ years and it looked amazing as a concept. However it comes off as buggy and unplayable with very long load times and not very much content even after a year, it still hasn't improved much. i kept it on the hard drive for a year after release always hoping to go back and find a reason to play it, but alas its still garbage and not fun ...... sad… Expand
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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 28
  3. Negative: 6 out of 28
  1. VGC
    May 2, 2019
    40
    There’s an intriguing game buried somewhere in Anthem, lying broken beneath its loot and structural frustrations like chunks of fossilised dinosaur bone.
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  2. Vgames
    Mar 16, 2019
    45
    Even if I ignore all the bugs, glitches and disconnects I had, Anthem is still, by and large, a mediocre game. The lackluster story, loot system and gameplay make this game one to pass on. At least in its current state.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Mar 14, 2019
    50
    Though it’s one of best-looking titles on PS4, Anthem’s uninspired action and obsession with grindy tasks mean BioWare’s mechs aren’t on song. [Issue#160, p.83]
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